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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     197,243</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      57,537</td>
<td class="r data">      73,911</td>
<td class="r data">         782</td>
<td class="r data">      64,887</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">    32.9</td>
<td class="r data">    46.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     227,962</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      66,454</td>
<td class="r data">      88,578</td>
<td class="r data">         939</td>
<td class="r data">      71,872</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">    31.5</td>
<td class="r data">    44.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     243,542</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      78,882</td>
<td class="r data">      94,963</td>
<td class="r data">       1,959</td>
<td class="r data">      67,626</td>
<td class="r data">         112</td>
<td class="r data">    27.8</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     232,194</td>
<td class="r data">         683</td>
<td class="r data">      76,697</td>
<td class="r data">      93,924</td>
<td class="r data">       2,208</td>
<td class="r data">      58,586</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">    25.3</td>
<td class="r data">    37.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     231,414</td>
<td class="r data">         875</td>
<td class="r data">      80,459</td>
<td class="r data">      93,355</td>
<td class="r data">       2,571</td>
<td class="r data">      54,039</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">    23.4</td>
<td class="r data">    36.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     216,587</td>
<td class="r data">       1,387</td>
<td class="r data">      77,532</td>
<td class="r data">      87,664</td>
<td class="r data">       2,653</td>
<td class="r data">      47,252</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">    22.0</td>
<td class="r data">    34.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     209,929</td>
<td class="r data">       2,849</td>
<td class="r data">      75,344</td>
<td class="r data">      85,420</td>
<td class="r data">       2,969</td>
<td class="r data">      43,248</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
<td class="r data">    32.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     204,822</td>
<td class="r data">       9,091</td>
<td class="r data">      74,994</td>
<td class="r data">      78,416</td>
<td class="r data">       3,148</td>
<td class="r data">      39,070</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     197,116</td>
<td class="r data">      24,524</td>
<td class="r data">      74,475</td>
<td class="r data">      64,118</td>
<td class="r data">       3,328</td>
<td class="r data">      30,569</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">    17.7</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     183,671</td>
<td class="r data">      29,678</td>
<td class="r data">      70,829</td>
<td class="r data">      55,819</td>
<td class="r data">       3,113</td>
<td class="r data">      24,141</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">    15.7</td>
<td class="r data">    29.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     188,421</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      57,026</td>
<td class="r data">      72,637</td>
<td class="r data">         773</td>
<td class="r data">      57,868</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
<td class="r data">    44.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     218,665</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      65,976</td>
<td class="r data">      87,256</td>
<td class="r data">         936</td>
<td class="r data">      64,382</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
<td class="r data">    42.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     234,255</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      78,218</td>
<td class="r data">      93,677</td>
<td class="r data">       1,933</td>
<td class="r data">      60,324</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">    25.8</td>
<td class="r data">    38.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     223,390</td>
<td class="r data">         680</td>
<td class="r data">      76,051</td>
<td class="r data">      92,737</td>
<td class="r data">       2,185</td>
<td class="r data">      51,645</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">    23.2</td>
<td class="r data">    35.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     222,422</td>
<td class="r data">         872</td>
<td class="r data">      79,928</td>
<td class="r data">      92,069</td>
<td class="r data">       2,542</td>
<td class="r data">      46,901</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">    21.2</td>
<td class="r data">    33.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     208,059</td>
<td class="r data">       1,372</td>
<td class="r data">      77,052</td>
<td class="r data">      86,484</td>
<td class="r data">       2,619</td>
<td class="r data">      40,436</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     201,521</td>
<td class="r data">       2,829</td>
<td class="r data">      74,860</td>
<td class="r data">      84,218</td>
<td class="r data">       2,945</td>
<td class="r data">      36,573</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">    18.4</td>
<td class="r data">    29.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     195,527</td>
<td class="r data">       9,025</td>
<td class="r data">      74,512</td>
<td class="r data">      77,168</td>
<td class="r data">       3,121</td>
<td class="r data">      31,604</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">    16.9</td>
<td class="r data">    28.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     188,339</td>
<td class="r data">      24,331</td>
<td class="r data">      74,049</td>
<td class="r data">      62,981</td>
<td class="r data">       3,298</td>
<td class="r data">      23,582</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
<td class="r data">    26.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     174,941</td>
<td class="r data">      29,421</td>
<td class="r data">      70,413</td>
<td class="r data">      54,697</td>
<td class="r data">       3,091</td>
<td class="r data">      17,236</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
<td class="r data">    23.1</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       8,820</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         511</td>
<td class="r data">       1,272</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       7,019</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    79.6</td>
<td class="r data">    84.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       9,293</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         477</td>
<td class="r data">       1,319</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">       7,490</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    80.6</td>
<td class="r data">    85.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       9,281</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         662</td>
<td class="r data">       1,282</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">       7,302</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    78.7</td>
<td class="r data">    84.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       8,801</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         645</td>
<td class="r data">       1,186</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">       6,940</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    78.9</td>
<td class="r data">    85.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       8,977</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         524</td>
<td class="r data">       1,282</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">       7,134</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    79.5</td>
<td class="r data">    84.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       8,503</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         461</td>
<td class="r data">       1,178</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">       6,812</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    80.3</td>
<td class="r data">    84.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       8,392</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">         469</td>
<td class="r data">       1,202</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">       6,674</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
<td class="r data">    84.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       9,287</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">         478</td>
<td class="r data">       1,247</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">       7,463</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    80.9</td>
<td class="r data">    85.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       8,766</td>
<td class="r data">         193</td>
<td class="r data">         417</td>
<td class="r data">       1,137</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">       6,985</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    81.5</td>
<td class="r data">    85.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       8,720</td>
<td class="r data">         257</td>
<td class="r data">         411</td>
<td class="r data">       1,121</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">       6,901</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    81.5</td>
<td class="r data">    85.8</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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